# Confirmation Bias Question Pack: Critical Thinking, Comic, Comprehension **Price:** $0.00 AUD **Seller:** TeachBuySell Seller **Year Levels:** noYearLevel **Subjects:** english ## Description (seller-submitted) NASA managers had run 24 successful launches and already knew the answer: the Challenger was safe to fly. When engineers at Morton Thiokol warned the O-rings would fail in the next morning's cold, the managers asked them to prove it wasn't safe - and filtered out every warning that didn't confirm what they'd already decided. Confirmation bias is what happens when your brain decides what it already believes, then goes looking for reasons it's right. It finds them - because it stops looking the moment it does. The information that contradicts the belief doesn't disappear; it just never gets picked up. You end up with a convincing-looking pile of evidence that started with a conclusion and worked backwards. It doesn't feel like a cheat. It feels like research. You see it everywhere: "I knew he was unreliable - and look, he was late again." "I've done the research. Everything I found confirms what I already thought." "Every article I read agrees with me. The ones that don't are probably biased." Finding what you were looking for isn't the same as looking. This free expansion pack teaches you to ask "what information would change my mind - and have I actually looked for it?" - through a true historical story, real-life examples, and activities that feel nothing like homework. It's the companion to the full Confirmation Bias Activity Pack and a free preview of the upcoming book, 24 Fallacies and the Historical Disasters That Followed. ⭐ Rated 5.0 by people who now win arguments THE STORY INSIDE On 27 January 1986, engineers at Morton Thiokol sent urgent warnings to NASA. The O-rings - rubber seals in the solid rocket boosters - were known to perform badly in cold temperatures. The next morning's launch would be the coldest in the programme's history. Engineer Roger Boisjoly had been documenting O-ring damage from previous launches. He begged them to delay. NASA managers had run 24 successful launches. They had pressure from above and a historic moment in front of them: Ch… [truncated] ## Learning Needs growthMindset, personalDevelopment, socialSkills --- View on TeachBuySell: https://teachbuysell.com.au/l/699eb880-37d8-4e3b-9232-0ed943c58739 Marketplace: https://teachbuysell.com.au